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Thursday, November 5, 2015

We are attending the National HIV Prevention Conference (NHPC) in Atlanta GA, December 6 through 9, 2015. We look forward to meeting you!"The 2015 National HIV Prevention Conference (NHPC) is the preeminent conference for scientists, public health officials, community workers, clinicians, and persons living with HIV from a wide variety of organizations to share their expertise and ultimately prevent infections, strengthen care and reduce disparities." The NHPC Website.The 2015 NHPC program book is now available.

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Our booth location at NHPC 2015 is 116 and 118

Mpowerment (MP) Reunion and Affinity Session will be held Tuesday 12/8 at 6pm

Sessions and posters of note: hosted by coordinators of MPs across the country

PrEP and the Continuum of Care: Mpowerment, a community level intervention giving young men a voice in prevention programming that affect them

Upcoming Mpowerment training in San Diego, CA. January 6-8, 2016. Join us

Catch up with everyone involved in building communities across the globe. Miss your fellow Mpowerment (MP) trainees and wish you could get together again? Interested in meeting and swapping information with other MPs? Well then, we've got you covered. Come play with us.

Be sure to attend these poster sessions hosted by Mpowerment Project coordinators and Principle Investigators of the Mpowerment Project:Poster Session (A): 'Panther Mpower: Implementing a HIP compliant effective behavioral intervention in a university/college setting for High Impact HIV Prevention Among High Risk Young Minority Men who have Sex with Men (YMSM).'Session A: Monday December 7, 12m - 1:30pm (Grand Hall)Authors: Juan Oves, Latinos Salud; Christopher Swanson, Latinos Salud; Victor Gonzales, Latinos Salud; Dr. Eric Fenki, FIU; Dr. Sandra Jones, FIU.Methods: This session will describe how Florida's most diverse university partnered with the state's only gay HIV agency to launch the Mpowerment (MP) intervention in Miami-Dade County. MP is an adaptable community-level-intervention, in order to increase HIV/AIDS and STI education and prevention, increase HIV testing, decrease sexual risk behavior, and provide a welcoming and safe environment for YMSM. The local project, Panther Mpower, is developed from a core group of volunteers who participate in small group discussions, outreach, events and a community campaign on campus. Results and Conclusions will be presented. Panther Mpower FB link: Mpower Miami

+++++++++++Poster Session (B): 'Addressing Prevention Fatigue among MSM in San Francisco, CA.'Session B: Tuesday December 8, 12pm - 1:30m (Grand Hall)Authors: J Hemming; J Hecht; F Stenglein; San Francisco AIDS Foundation.Issue: "Prevention fatigue" is a significant challenge among MSM in their 30s and40s as many grew up with HIV as a constant worry. Consequently, limited engagement in prevention activities and a reticence toward communicating with partners about HIV are not uncommon.Setting: Bridgemen was developed in SF for MSM aged 30-50. Events take place at service locations around the city.Project: Bridgemen is an adaptation of Mpowerment, with four primary components: 1) service projects, 2) social events, 3) publicity and social norms campaigns, and 4) HIV/STI testing, education, and information. Results and Lessons Learned will be presented. Bridgemen, Mpowerment San Francisco with Jared Hemming and Michael Donofrio. Bridgemen is a project of San Francisco AIDS Foundation. Tweet me! POSTER! 'Addressing #Prevention Fatigue among MSM in SF: @BRIDGEMEN_SF#Mpowerment Tues 12/8 8 12pm: Grand Hall via @SFAIDSFound